UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1995 · Q3 · 60 marks
‘The centuries between c. 200 B.C. and c. AD. 300 constitute a landmark in the socio-religious history of India.‛ Analyses the proposition.
- Chapter
- Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
- Topic
- Religious Developments
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